The Sri Lankan government is seeking Russian cooperation in multiple sectors, namely, tourism, air traffic, and locomotive construction, besides eyeing crude from Moscow.
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 15.50 per cent and 16.50 per cent, respectively.
Time is running out for Sri Lanka to take legal action for the X-Press Pearl Disaster claiming environmental damage caused by the fire that broke when the vessel approached the Port of Colombo on May 19, 2021.
Sri Lanka’s Business enterprises have been offered opportunities to establish contacts with their counterparts in overseas via two new palt forms unveiled by the Commercial Bank.
With the World Bank’s decision to extend the aid for the agriculture sector modernization project, implemented to introduce new technology in Sri Lanka, for another 18 months, the Government is developing a QR code system for farmers to provide them with the relevant allowances and subsidies.